.TH open_append 3
.SH NAME
open_append \- open a file for appending
.SH SYNTAX
.B #include <libowfat/open.h>

int \fBopen_append\fP(const char *\fIfilename\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
open_append opens the file \fIfilename\fR for appending write-only use
and returns the file handle.  If it does not exist, it will be created
with mode 0600.  If there was an error opening or creating the file,
open_append returns -1 and sets errno accordingly.

All write operations will append after the last byte, regardless of
previous calls to lseek(2) or other processes also appending to the
same file.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
open(2), open_excl(3), open_read(3), open_rw(3), open_trunc(3), open_write(3), openreadclose(3), readclose(3), readclose_append(3)
